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Abstract
This research work aims at critically evaluating the process of production and the extent to which the installed capacity of Nigerian breweries is utilized. The study traced the historical development of the company its range of product and the extent which its capacity is utilized.
In collecting data for the research, two sources of data collection were used. They are primary and secondary data sources. The primary data were got through personal outer view and observations. While secondary data were collected from Nigerian breweries Plc Enugu and other relevant materials and information centers.
From the analysis of the data collected, the following findings were made:
1. There is problem with the acquisition of spare parts because of the ` prohibitive price of foreign exchange.
2. Poor maintenance of frequent machine breakdown. Statistics are not kept on the performance of machine.
3. Inadequate of raw materials which is one of the factors to the full utilization of the installed capacity.
4. Power failure breakdown on the production process. Despite the installation of 15 – mega watts electric generating plant as a safeguard against intermittent power supply from national electric power authority (NEPA) the company still suffer from power supply problem.
Based on the above findings, the following recommendations were offered after analyzing.
1. The rate of breakdown of machinery will prevent the [purchase of out model. Recommendation of periodic maintenance of machine should be adopted to reduce incidence of breakdown.
2. There is high cost of certain items, like beer which makes the consumption low. It was recommended that the company should be dong an objective pricing if its goods so that it does not price itself out of the market.
3. There is not enough training and development of staffs for the proper handing of the facilities of production industries it was recommended that enough training and development of staff should be provided the company. It will enable them to shift emphasis on keeping track of manufacturing line cost to facilities of production.
Table of Content
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of problems
1.3 Objective of study
1.4 Statement of hypothesis
1.5 Significations of study
1.6 Limitation of study
1.7 Scope of the study
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Definition of concepts
2.2 Productions planning and control
2.3 Activities involved in production planning and control
2.4 Production process and design
2.5 Capacity utilization
2.6 Material handling
2.7 Peak versus normal lead capacity
2.8 Productions planning and activities in Nigerian breweries
2.9 Inventory control
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research methods used
3.2 Sources of data
3.3 Investigation procedure
3.4 Population and sample size determination
3.5 Treatments of data.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
5.1 Summary of finds
5.2 Recommendation
5.3 Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX B: QUESTION FOR WORKERS.
Introduction
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Production management refers to those activities involving planning, organizing, directing, integrating, controlling and evaluating the entire process of manufacturing goods or providing services at the right cost and in its right time, quantity, quality the place. Production management is about the way organizations produces goods and services. For instance, everything you wear, eat, sit on, use, read of knock about on the sports field comes to you courtesy of the production managers who organized its production. Every book you borrow from the library, every treatment you receive at the hospital, ever service you expect in the shops and every lecture you attend at school all have been produced. While the people who supervised their production may not always be called production managers that is what they really are. And that is what this research is concerned with the tasks, issue and decisions of those production managers who have made he services and products on which we all depend. Production management is concerned with the organization of the use of the equipment and other resources. Production management is the utilization of the highest productive resources at the least cost.
Dr. E.U.L. Image said that the performance of the managerial activities entailed in selecting, designing, operating, controlling, and updating productive system”. Having defined production management it should be pointed out that production first like any other field of study has or many definitions as there are participants in the field.
Mayer (1982 pg2) defined production with reference to goods as the fabrication of a physical object through the use of labour, material and equipment, whereas, with reference to service, production is the discharge of a function, which has utility. In either case something is being produced which did not exist earlier. From the above explanation production is the transformation of resources into finished goods and services. He also pointed out that any organization, which transforms inputs to output, is engaged in production.
Buffa E.S (1973) Said that production is the process by which goods and services are created. He also stated further that production process are found in factories, offices and hospital. The primary aim of production management is to optimize the production system, the consequent result of optimization is production efficiency.
The dictionary of business management defined production as any form of activity that adds value to goods and service including transportation and warehousing until used. Utility is the ultimate satisfaction derived from the consumption of a particular goods and services.
Devek Lobley (1974) said that the process of converting raw or base material originally extracted from the earth, sea or atmosphere into from which yield utility or satisfaction to consumers at a time and place convenient to the consumer the emphasis is still on the ultimate satisfaction of the consumer which is what production to bring about this transportation. In some circumstance, it is appropriate to produce goods by employed a high proportion of labour to the other factors of production.
Production capacity Jerry Rosenberg said that it is with available equipment, the maximum quantity of units that can be made on a stated period the fall capacity production is predetermined and installed before the commencement of production process adequate planning and forecast is made so to that effect.
The Dryden Press (1990) said that capacity is widely understood by many people can be as the ability of a unit to produce that which consumers require and clearly there must be some match between needs characterized by market forecast and abilities characterized by capacity. In this regard capacity can be differentiated into three levels and they are as follows:
i. Potential capacity
ii. Immediate capacity
iii. Effective capacity
Potential capacity is that capacity which can be made available with the current budget period.
Immediate capacity is that which is used within the current budget period.
Effective capacity is that capacity which is used with the current budget period.
Therefore, production management modifies production policies and some times aids the production engineer to modify his design as well since production engineering is more concerned with the design of physical equipment.
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